Yooka-Laylee gets a publisher for "boring" stuff, not funding

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Yooka-Laylee, Playtonic Games' spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, now has a publisher with Worms developer Team17.
That may strike some as odd since Yooka-Laylee raised over £2.09m on Kickstarter last month, but the developer explained that Team17 won't be providing any funding. Instead, it will handle the more tedious administrative affairs that come with publishing a multiplatform game.
"From the very start we said that we'd welcome only a partner that could genuinely improve the creation of our game, while respecting the independence and creative autonomy of our development team," explained Playtonic creative lead Gavin Price.
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